8 Keys to Overcoming Addiction: #1 is to Accept that Addiction is a Disease
For generations addiction was understood to be a lack of willpower. People with this mindset believed that the addicted person chose to make bad decisions and act selfishly. People thought recovery could be accomplished by forcing addicts to take responsibility [...]
Addiction and the Holidays
Addicts and alcoholics often describe their addiction as cunning, baffling and powerful. It has the ability to destroy their careers, financial savings, relationships, hopes and dreams. During the holidays it is particularly brutal, ready to bring potentially disastrous consequences into [...]
How Do I Tell My Employer I’m an Addict?
For some people the main obstacle keeping them from entering addiction rehab is their job. How do they tell their boss? What do they say to co-workers? Will they be fired? Fortunately the answers are often easier than they think. [...]
Addiction Recovery Demands that you Avoid Shortcuts
A popular TV star was recently interviewed about her decision to have radical surgery when doctors detected the early stages of a life-threatening disease. After answering several questions on the same topic, she became increasingly frustrated and interrupted the interviewer; [...]
How Do You Choose a Rehab for Drug and Alcohol Addiction?
Choosing Addiction Rehab If you had a disease that could kill you without an operation, my guess is that you would diligently seek a well-qualified surgeon with an excellent track record in hopes of saving your life. Why then do [...]
Addiction: We are all in Denial
Addiction is a strange disease. There is no swelling, no bleeding, no obvious signs that prove a sickness dwells within. Its presence can be masked for years and the behavior it encourages blamed upon a hundred other sources. No other [...]
The opportunity to change your life
“Everyone should have to go to rehab,” Sara stated. The other residents in our treatment program looked at her with puzzled expressions. “Why,” they asked. “Because most people go through life never understanding themselves, and never trying to be better [...]
How Long Does it Take for an Addict to Change?
I recently received a call from the wife of an addict in recovery. She was pleased that her husband was no longer using, but frustrated that his behavior continued to reflect many of the characteristics that had been a source [...]
